8. The church is the only refuge
8. The church is the only refuge
" If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling," (NIV, Psalm 91:9)
1. The church’s overcomers are raptured
“ Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit,was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.” (NIV, 1 Timothy 3:16)
the mystery from which true godliness springs is great. The church of the living God is the body of Christ, the pillar and foundation of the truth. The appearance of God (Jehovah) in the flesh is the only solid refuge (1 Timothy 3:15-16)!
Because in the future everything on earth will be burned by fire; since everything will be destroyed in this way, how holy and godly should we be as people, eagerly looking forward to the day of God when it comes, and envying to enter heaven and obtain the eternal immortality. A country that does not shake.
Before the Lord comes, we must come to the church of the living God according to the promise, coordinate with all the saints, gather together, read the Bible, pray, and preach the gospel... Dear brothers and sisters! You must be alert and prepared every day, do the Lord's work faithfully and diligently, live a godly and holy life, and wait for the rapture at any time!
2. The church is a microcosm of the kingdom of heaven! When we come to the church, we come to the holy city in heaven
“One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.” (NIV, Revelation 21:9-10).
The angel wanted to show John the Bride, the Lamb's Wife, but it turned out that he was pointing to the holy city in heaven, the city of New Jerusalem. From this we can see that the church is the bride, the holy wife of the Lamb, and is the holy city of the future Kingdom of Heaven, New Jerusalem, a splendid and beautiful castle!
We are not coming to Mount Sinai, where there is fire, clouds, darkness, stormy winds, the sound of trumpets, and the voice of a voice. Anyone who heard the voice of the Israelites begged that no more words be spoken to them. Rather, we come to the church, which is to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the holy city of Jerusalem in heaven (Hebrews 12:18, 22).
Heaven is our true and eternal home, and this bright and beautiful holy city is the church appearing in heaven. There are thousands of angels, there is the general assembly of the firstborn sons who are named in heaven, there is the God who judges all, and the souls of the righteous who have been made perfect, and there is Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and there is the precious blood that cleanses the sins of man by sprinkling it. .
3. We do not come to the great white throne, but to the throne of grace in heaven.
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (NIV, Hebrews 4:16)
Moses built the tabernacle. On the ark of the covenant in the Holy of Holies, the place where the two cherubims of the mercy seat met was the place where God and man communicated and talked. No one can enter the Holy of Holies at will. Only the high priest can enter the Mercy Seat of the Holy of Holies once a year on the Day of Atonement. He can go in alone to ask for grace and blessings from the Lord, and bring blood for himself and the people. Atonement.
In the New Testament, the Lord Jesus has become the propitiation! When we enter the Holy of Holies, we do not need to carry the blood of animals like the high priest. Instead, we rely on the precious blood of the Lord. We no longer tremble and fear, but open a new way to enter the Holy of Holies. The Bible says, " Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body," (NIV, Hebrews 10:19-20)
" the curtain, that is, his body " (NIV, Hebrews 10:20) This means that as soon as the body of Christ appears, the veil appears, and we can enter the Holy of Holies in heaven. The following two services are the appearance of the body of Christ (the veil). Through the veil, we can enter the Holy of Holies in heaven and ask God for grace and forgiveness of sins before the throne of grace:
⑴ : All people in the church speak in tongues at the same time
“For we were all baptized by one Spirit (all speak in tongues) so as to form one body (the appearance of the curtain)—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.” (NIV, 1 Corinthians 12:13 )
⑵ . Bread-breaking party
" For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body (the appearance of the curtain), which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.”." (NIV, 1 Corinthians 11:23/24)
Nine, seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls are three plays, three wonderful plays designed by God.
The opening of the first to sixth seals begins with the great tribulation and ends with the millennium. The great white throne appears and God comes to judge heaven and earth! At that time, heaven and earth will flee, the old heaven and earth will be abandoned, and there will no longer be any place to be seen! Just as the scripture describes the opening of the sixth seal: “The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.” (NIV, Revelation 6:14)
From this point of view, the order of disasters in the Book of Revelation is not that the plagues of the seven seals end, then the plagues of the seven trumpets, and finally the plagues of the seven bowls. The order of the seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven bowls of these three visions is not directly related, and they are independent. These are three scripts designed by God, performed in three plays, describing the great disaster from different angles in a thrilling way. According to the content of the scriptures, these three plays are all extremely exciting, and there is no dull moment! In order for us to fear God and avoid the great disaster that will befall the earth.
The great day of the LORD is great and terrible, and no one can withstand it. God has purposed it so, and we should be prepared to meet Him. The Bible says, " Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel, and because I will do this to you, Israel, prepare to meet your God.." (NIV, Amos 4:12). For this reason, people should be so holy, fasting, weeping, mourning for their sins, and turning to God wholeheartedly, so that they will not fall into terrible disasters.
10. Seventh Seal
" When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. " (NIV, Revelation 8:1)
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about two moments, that is, about half an hour. This temporary silence showed a serious state, because the angel was about to sound the trumpet and carry out the task of bringing down the disaster. The Lamb has opened all the seven seals, letting us know the horror of the great tribulation! After that, we should be more in awe of God’s wrath, learn from the pain and reflect, and do our best to obey God’s will and strive to be raptured before the disaster!
The seven angels who are in the presence of God have seven trumpets given to them, and they will soon blow the trumpets! God's wrath will come immediately; this second drama is about to take place, and the disastrous disaster will make people tremble and make them breathless! The judgment is severe for those who are stubborn and unrepentant. I hope that people on earth will quickly humbly confess their sins and repent, and accept the gospel of the Lord Jesus: blood (repentance), water (baptism), and the Holy Spirit (speaking in tongues). Not only that, but they must be established in the church and wait for the victory to be raptured and to be taken up into glory!
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